Top 10 Greek Shipowners

As the Greek-owned merchant fleet remains one of the world’s biggest, ranking first in tankers, second in dry bulk carriers, second in LNG tankers and container ships, Greek ship-owners see their investments skyrocket.

One in five ships under construction belong to Greek ship-owners, and one in three ships are bought by Greek shipping companies, with the 40 Greek shippers controlling around 10.5 percent of the world’s cargo capacity, and 9.18 percent of the world’s tonnage.

The Greek-owned fleet has managed to compete directly with big shipping countries such as China and Japan, continuing its long tradition in shipping and the successful course demonstrated by Greek ship-owners. The Greek-owned fleet in April comprised 4,894 vessels with 291,735,318 deadweight tonnage (dwt) and 168,922,455 gross tonnage (gt), leaving Japan second, and China third.

According to data from the biggest global ship-broker company Clarkson’s, the top Greek ship-owners who stand out in the international shipping industry are:

John Angelicoussis’ companies include Anangel, Maran Tankers and Maran Gas, and comprise 114 vessels with 20,581,974 dwt and 12,088,789 gt. Angelicoussis ranks first among Greek shippers and eight in the world ranking.

George Economou is CEO of Cardiff Marine and Dryships groups, and his fleet comprises 128 ships with 16,433,577 dwt and 9,177,969 gt. 22 of the ships are currently under construction, while 37 are registered in Greece.

George Prokopiou’s Dynacom has 95 vessels with 12,486,682 dwt and 7,443,560 gt.

Angeliki Frangou is CEO of Navios group and comprises 117 vessels with 11,252,528 dwt and 6,268,888 gt. She ranks 19th in the world’s shipping ranking.

Petros Papas’ group includes companies Ocean Buk, Star Bulk, and PST Tankers, and has 83 ships with 9,141,075 dwt and 5,059,602 gt.